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Ete Dans Paris; Summer In Amsterdam

By Art van Bodegraven | 12/15/2017 | 12:31 PM

Please enjoy the thoughts and musings of our friend, supporter, and long-time contributor Art van Bodegraven Jr., who passed away on June 18, 2017. Art was a prolific writer and had amassed a collection of unpublished blog posts he had planned to run well into the future. To honor his memory, we will continue to post these remaining blogs as he had intended. If you’ve been a fan of The Art of Art blog, check out our tribute.

 

Son David, at the onset of summer, decamped with Andrew on a trip to Paris and Amsterdam, with a day in Brussels to visit an aunt.

So excellent coffee was a staple of the diet.  One fine morning, the lads were enjoying pannkoeken at the local waffelhuis, and had two telling observations.  One was that the place did not conform to any Baptist Waffle House found in the Southeast; two was that in no way could they afford the excursion.

Even the treasures of the Louvre and D'Orsay did not, with wine and chocolates thrown in for good measure, could not justify the financial excess.  The less said about Amsterdam's Red Light district, the better.

But, the trip was reasonable considering what it takes to go to Disney World - or even to Myrtle Beach.

And, we had raised him to explore the world, to learn about other customs and cultures.  So he swallowed hard, and spent several harrowing hours on a plane.

The lesson is clear - at least to me - you owe yourself some 'me" time.  Take it.  Take it now.  Take it where you want to go.  

Your employer already has your other time

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About Art van Bodegraven

Art van Bodegraven

Art van Bodegraven (1939 - 2017) was Managing Principal of the van Bodegraven Associates consultancy and Founding Principal of Discovery Executive Services, which develops and delivers supply chain educational programs. He was formerly Chair of the Supply Chain Group AG, Partner at The Progress Group LLC, Development Executive at CSCMP, Practice Leader with S4 Consulting, and a Managing Director in Coopers & Lybrand's consulting practice. Concentrating in supply chain management and logistics for over 20 years in his 50+ year business career, he has led ground-breaking strategic, operational, and educational projects for leading US and global clients. Art was principal co-author of DC Velocity's Basic Training monthly column for a decade, and was the principal co-author, with Ken Ackerman, of Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management, the definitive primer in the field. His popular blog, The Art of Art, has been a staple of DC Velocity's web site since its inception.



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